McKINLEY BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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McKINLEY, Thomas W. - b: 1835 Weston, Lewis Co, WV
source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 584
residence: Windsor Twp

Thomas W. McKinley was born May 8, 1835, in Weston, Lewis County, West 
Virginia. He received but a common education, and in 1848 went to California, at 
the age of sixteen years, where he made a sojourn of ten years, accumulating 
quite a snug fortune. On his return to his native state, in 1859, he married Miss 
Margaret Nealy, of Doddridge County. There were four children by this union, two 
sons and two daughters, three of whom are still living. He buried his wife during 
the summer of 1869. Nearly two years thereafter he married Miss Anna Adams, of 
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, February 7, 1871. To them were born 
three children, two daughters and one son, all living. He emigrated from Virginia 
to Henry County, Missouri, in March, 1861, and bought a large tract of fine 
farming and pasture lands, nearly 1,000 acres in extent, in Windsor Township, his 
residence commanding a fine view of Windsor and the surrounding country. This 
was known as the Galewood farm. In 1871 he returned to Virginia, but came back 
here the same year, and from that time until 1880 was engaged in farming and 
the general raising of stock. He died August 23, 1880, having been, as was 
supposed, murdered in his room in Sedalia, as his dead body was found two days 
thereafter in one of the rooms of the Elgin House in that city. He was a member 
of the A. O. U. W., under whose auspices he was buried on the 26th inst. Mrs. 
McKinley, since her husband's death, has continued to conduct the farm. and keeps 
it well stocked and in a prosperous condition. She still owns 630 acres, upon 
which is a finely furnished and commodious brick house. She is connected with 
the Episcopal Church of Sedalia.

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